Today from 10:30 to 12:30 am cst I am having outpatient back surgery to kill the nerve endings around 2 vertabrea.  This should keep my back pain free for 2 years at least.  The problem is this:  They have to do an MRI with contrast (iodine) to locate the vertabrea and inject needles to the right locations in my back.  I am really really allergic to Iodine.  The last MRI I had done in 87 took about 5 shots in my but to get me to breath.  My throught swelled shut and I felt like I was choking.  I am really scared about having this done.  The dr feels it is justified in trying to have it done.  They have given me benadryl, predisone, and zantac to take as histamines and stuff for allergies etc they are basically trying to prevent an allergy from occuring.  I just dont have much faith in it.  Ted is going along so he can drive me home.   Just pray I have outgrown this allergy and that nothing will happen and if something does happen it is a mild reaction.  Thanks guys I love you so much.

Of course Karla, you are in my thoughts today.

hugs,
mel

Absolutely Karla..you got 'em...and I hear DEEEEEP breathing
can do wonders for your peace of mind 8-)

Jon

Karla, you will be in my thoughts and in my Prayers. God can and God will...

I Pray that if you have not out grown it, that God will keep your throat open and your breathing even.


Think positive and know that everything will be okay...

"If God bring you to it.... He will bring you through it"!!!


Peace & Blessings
LadyLuv :-* :-* :-*

Looking forward to hearing the procedure was successful and you're free from pain in your back (along with no bad reactions to the iodine).

Prayers are on their way, Karla!

Sanna

You and Ted are in our thoughts and prayers.

Thanks so much for your prayers.  They worked!!!  I had no reaction at all to the iodine contrast.  Praise God!  Right now I have no back pain at all which is wonderful.  I was told it will last for a couple of days and I have to keep an hourly pain log for two weeks.  This is to see if they numbed the right nerves.  If it is then they will go back in a sever them.  I thought they were going to sever them today so I was a bit disapointed after they told me this was only a diagnostic procedure.  That if it worked then they would do the severing.  So now I have to wait and see how it turns out.    

Karla,
I'm so osrry I got in on this late, but pleased that it went so well!
I hope this is the fix you have needed.
Keep us posted, would you, pleae?

And JON,
Keep inhaling/exhaling, ok?

Cathi :D :D

I'm late as well but glad to know all went well.  Prayers that they got the right spot and can now fix the problem for you.

Carol

I was just about to say that you'll be looking at you're post and wondering what all the worry was about
And here you are!
Glad you're ok
Colin.

Just saw the post and prayed, then found your second one.  It's a good thing the Scriptures say that before we call He hears us!

Praying about the second procedure too.

Jerry

Continued good fortune to you, Karla.       :)